Oral Vancomycin as Secondary Prophylaxis for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection

Vancomycin to Prevent Recurrent C. difficile Infection This feature about a patient recently treated for C. difficile infection who now needs intravenous antibiotics offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting use of oral vancomycin for C. difficile prophylaxis and the other not supporting it.

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This article presents a case study of a patient who was recently treated for C. difficile infection and now requires intravenous antibiotics. It includes two essays, one advocating for the use of oral vancomycin for prophylaxis against C. difficile, and the other arguing against it.